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Another word for pilot

pilot Synonyms

pilot

n.

Flier
aviator, airman, fighter pilot, commercial pilot, bomber pilot, automatic pilot, mechanical pilot, aeronaut, aerial navigator, navigator, aerialist, jet jockey*, birdman*; see also aviator.
One who conducts ships
helmsman, steersman, navigator, man at the wheel, man at the controls, wheelman, coxswain.
Guide
scout, leader, director; see guide 1.

pilot Synonyms

pilot

v.

guide, conduct, steer, manage; see lead 1.

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Another word for pilot

noun

Something or someone that shows the way:

conductor, director, escort, guide, lead, leader, shepherd, usher. See show

verb

To run and control (a motor vehicle):
drive, motor, wheel. (Slang) tool. See move
To direct the course of carefully:
guide, jockey, maneuver, navigate, steer. Idiom: back and fill. See control, move
To show the way to:
conduct, direct, escort, guide, lead, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See show

adjective

Constituting a tentative model for future experiment or development:

experimental, test, trial. See start

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The soldier, who Brady took to be the pilot by his uniform, glanced up from his micro.
It is strongly fortified, and there are a lighthouse, and lifeboat and pilot stations.
"That's not good," the pilot said.
"I can take one of you at a time," the pilot said.
Juan Fernandez was discovered by a Spanish pilot of that name in 1563.

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